I almost didn't get on for IOTA, but I had two significant achievements last night:

1: LA7GIA, not my first Norway on 80M by any means, but first QSO with Ken on 80M. Confirmed via LOTW this morning. Also worked LA4C during IOTA.

2: SX5R, my first ever QSO with Dodecanese on 80M. Confirmed by log match on Clublog this morning. You would think with me being on 80M all the time I'd have worked Dodecanese a zillion times before, but no, this was my first one.

Who would think that July would be such a great time to work Europe on 80M.

I am now just 18 away from DXCC Challenge 2000 via only LOTW. I would like to think I can get to 2000 by the end of the year but it seems like an asymptotic curve! Yes I have some additional paper cards to push me over 2000 easy but am too lazy to get them checked.

Tnx Tim N3QE for 80m QSO and LoTW! It was fun on 40+80m towards US during the IOTA contest. I have recently installed a 80+40+30m full size vertical polarized delta loops, same 40+30m loops I brought with me to TN5E, and so far very pleased with the performance of the wires. I notice you're on 308 mixed , I am on 307 ...

With regards to LoTW - anyone know if S01WS provide LoTW anymore? I have enquired about a LoTW upload for my remaining Qs for a long time, as I already have twice of their QSL cards. But no answer from them! It's bad reputation when you do not even bother to answer enquirys, and do not offer free LoTW when their "customer" already have several cards.

Tnx Tim N3QE for 80m QSO and LoTW! It was fun on 40+80m towards US during the IOTA contest. I have recently installed a 80+40+30m full size vertical polarized delta loops, same 40+30m loops I brought with me to TN5E, and so far very pleased with the performance of the wires. I notice you're on 308 mixed , I am on 307 ...

Excellent!

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With regards to LoTW - anyone know if S01WS provide LoTW anymore? I have enquired about a LoTW upload for my remaining Qs for a long time, as I already have twice of their QSL cards. But no answer from them! It's bad reputation when you do not even bother to answer enquirys, and do not offer free LoTW when their "customer" already have several cards.

All of my S01WS LOTW confirmations came a year or more after the QSO. And often a year or more after the paper card. The last one I have confirmed in LOTW is April 2015, and I have 8 QSO's since then which are confirmed by paper cards but not in LOTW.

I am now just 18 away from DXCC Challenge 2000 via only LOTW. I would like to think I can get to 2000 by the end of the year but it seems like an asymptotic curve! Yes I have some additional paper cards to push me over 2000 easy but am too lazy to get them checked.

Wow Tim that is nice!! I'm slowly edging towards 1500.. but still have a long ways to go.

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